New Approach to Sight-Singing

A New Approach To Sight Singing: Third Edition by Sol Berkowitz, Gabriel Fontrier and Leo Kraft of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, City University of New York. This time-tested classroom performer has been revised substantially, reflecting the experience of the authors and of many colleagues who have commented upon it. Here's a quick look at the new aspects of the book. What's been retained: - A NEW APPROACH TO SIGHT SINGING is still the only sight-singing text consisting of music specifically composed for the teaching of each sight-singing skill. - The text encompasses a wide range of musical styles: modal, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, atonal, serial, jazz and folk. - The flexible structure and wealth of material make the text as adaptable as ever to the individual needs of students. What's new: - Approximately one-half of the material in the third edition is new. - A new chapter is devoted to Themes and Variations with piano accompaniment, affording even greater opportunity to develop musicianship through coordination of playing, singing, and hearing. - More exercises on the elementary level are included in each chapter. - Exercises are even more carefully graded than before to introduce new melodic and rhythmic techniques at a pedagogically sound rate. - Chapter One, Melodies, now includes topic headings that focus attention on specific issues. - The book has been entirely reengraved for greater clarity and ease of reading. - A new, larger format affords greater practicality. - The new comb binding permits the book to lie flat on the music stand.